Titanium alloys, diversity in academia and ikigai
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I trust you're all doing well and wishing you a great weekend. It's very flattering as a researcher to be asked to present and talk about your work. I've had the pleasure of speaking at a number of events lately; this is a marked contrast to being a fresh-faced PhD student where I shied away from public speaking. At my supervisors' suggestion, I engaged in as many speaking engagements as possible and gradually learned to love what I once hated. For any PhD students in a similar situation, I would highly encourage the same. Do something outside your comfort zone, you'll learn a lot.
Research highlights: In the news
3D printing continues to deliver new innovations as with the recent news of a new class of titanium alloys procured by laser 3D printing. The new alloy uses oxygen and iron as alloying elements instead of the commonly favoured aluminium and vanadium in Ti-6Al-4V. Read more in "Strong and ductile titanium–oxygen–iron alloys by additive manufacturing" by Song et al. published in Nature.
Research Resources: Careers
Navigating the world of academia from PhD student to postdoc is tricky. Many find securing a position difficult enough and contributing to this issue is the lack of diversity in some research groups. This has been a long-standing issue in the STEM fields and unfortunately, it's unlikely to be solved soon. Read more in this article from Nature.
Interesting Infographics
Ikigai is a self-development concept from Japan focusing on how to bring satisfaction, happiness and meaning to life. Below is an expanded version of the famous Ven diagram from Marc Winn from a Ted talk on longevity by Dan Buettner. Explore more on information is beautiful.
From our Partner
Submission of 1 page abstract for poster presentation is due on Monday 26 June 2023 for the Leeds-Lyon.?Click here for information on the symposium fees and how to pay. Notification of poster abstract acceptance will be sent by Wednesday 12th July.
The inaugural Leeds-Lyon symposium on tribology was held in 1974 and it is now an established event in the international tribology calendar inviting contributions advancing the field of tribology and related subjects for a sustainable future. The symposium themes are primarily (but not limited to) sustainable and green lubricants, novel materials, advanced measurement and simulation methods, interface life-cycles, sustainable interfacial design and industrial applications of these technologies.
2023 marks the 48th annual symposia and is hosted by the University of Leeds on this occasion. The symposium will run from Tuesday 5th September to Thursday 7th September 2023.
Details of other key dates and registration can be found on the Symposium website:?https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/events-conferences/doc/leeds-lyon-symposium-tribology
Email?[email protected]?for any enquiries relating to the conference.
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